Telegram-herald., 1887-12-05
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Last evening al 7 o'eieck tie spacious
Disissas street Il. h. cAaFeh was allied to
oEsFnosing bY tas Good Tenplas. Royal
fsmpiaFs aEd SPECTATORS - attsnd tbs ne
naorial mass meeting 20 eommsuaoEzts The
lhs Aad services 0f tkS lals J8hn b. fineh.
The lodges came IN rssalar order Ia re-
gala.
The services we're 0Dened By a fns anthem
- the regular ehaIch choir. after seien
Was = sons rsa1srsd - rs eatirs eonzrs-
zaliOn-
ksE. W. F. Richardson offered prayer.
Kew joan oranam rsaa TIE riptlfal
iesson fEo1 tcs fourteenth chapter of jonn.
A Ossn Cr0zlsr tnen gaze al address On
behalf Of ths 00od Tempiars. De said.
Tonight there are aLsssinzs ike this Ia AL
parts Of the world. Mr. Fiach WAS ksght
Grand Worthy Chief Iemplar Of the World,
aud were tt not for the differences OF time
there would be - 60 speakers oa the plat
form a. tie same time, speaking on the
same subject Mr.. Crozier stated that this
memorial seemed more dear 70 him as he
vas personally very well acq quainte1 with
Mr. ktDek, having worked wltn him, slept
with nins. acd presided over meetings a.
y alch be SPOKE. Hs then sp0ke OF the last
time 10 saw hicl, when ne presided over .
n.ssting Al which be Mr.. flnehl was pres-
eng. hoS little be thought that so s0on
he sCnl4 attend meeting % bis memory.
tnat hs vas q yery robust man, but had
been troubled with heart disease for some
tine. he spoke briefly OF hoa the great
temperance worker had been kept almost
poor BY ais devotion 70 the WORK; OF how
charitable he WAS, relating several in-
stances Of how iibsral he was, spend
ing money out OF his own pocket for
charity and the sake OF filling engagements.
lie then spoke OF the ability OF the dec ased
as a political leader, out that he was not
working for personal fame for because
some time before bis dsa,h he with several
leaders IN bis political party. had pledged
themselves 10 accept the nomination for no
otte. Nov, have bat q few more mo-
msnLs To talk, but / want TO say that, al
though the leader Is gone. the cause goes
right on" He then described the death OF
the great leader. that he was now safe, and
concluded with few general remarks on
the subject OF temperance.
Ar. CrOzler Is very successful speaker
on the subject OF temperance. and is a very
enthusiastic worker in che cause, and this
address went further 10 show his devotion
To Prohibition.
"AIl Hail the Power OF Jesus Name" was
then sung:
Mrs. Emma Wheeler. Corresponding Sec
retary OF the State w. Z. L. L. was then in
troduced. Sue made few remarks on
Mary L. Lathrop had composed
poem. that was not yet completed,
and had not been published, but that Mrs.
Lathrop had allowed her TO copy it for this
occasion.
Miss Clara Wheeler then in a sympa-
thetic way read the poem entitled John 3.
Finch.
David Forbes was then introduced to de-
liver an address on behalf OF the Royal
Templars He said that Mr. Finch was not
a Royal Templar. He exhorled the young
men 10 follow in the footsteps of this great
and good man.
Rev. w. F. Richardson, pastor of Christ
Church. was then introduced. He spoke of
his personal acquaintance with Mr.. Finch,
and said that when We consider the great
works OF the man, that it is no wonder that
the temperance people of the nation bow
their heads in grief ~ his death. He never
could have been the John b. Finch as we
know him had he not been q worker in the
temperance cause"
Mr.. Richardson spoke in very forcible
manner of the great man, and concluded
that he hoped ali would take up the work
N0Sre ne lett on.
The Rev. John Graham, pastor OF the
Division Street NJ. +. church, was then in
uoduced to deliver an address on behalf of
the church. he stated that John B. Finch
was n member Of the Methodist church,
belonging 10 the church at Evanston, ILL.,
nois. and with no malice toward any one"
he thought that Mr.. Finch Joined the
Methodist church because therein he had a
broader scope; that John Il. Finch was in
perfect harmony with the workings of the
church tie said. II think 1 can safely
say that wherever you find Methodist you
iind nlan that Is IN perfect harmony with
the temperance work"
Mr.. Graham closed his remarks with some
very strong arguments for tenn perance.
Mr.. Crozier then arose and told the cir
cumstance under which Mr.. Finch Joined
the Methodist Church. Mr. Crozier then
exhorted all 10 Join some one of the tenn
persnce organizations, as be thought that
the best way to accomplish the object.
A chair had been prepared for the occs-
sion. decorated with esergreens with the
emblem Departed" thereon.
It was estimated that there were 600 peo-
plsin the audience. and several hundred who
could not gain admission.
The bensdictlCn Was pronounced by Rev.
]. A. Sprsgue.
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